Kyphosus cinerascens

Kyphosus cinerascens is a species of marine ray-finned fish. It is a sea chub from the family Kyphosidae.[2][3] Kyphosus Cinerascens has 11 dorsal fins and 12 anal fins.[4] Kyphosus cinerascens are widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. [4] The Kyphosus cinerascens has a strict diet on phaeophytes, chlorophytes, and rhodophytes, making them herbivores. [5]

Kyphosus cinerascens
Kyphosus cinerascens off Meeru Island
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Kyphosus
Species:
K. cinerascens
Binomial name
Kyphosus cinerascens
Forsskål, 1775

References
Wikispecies has information related to Kyphosus cinerascens.
  1. Carpenter, K.E.; Robertson, R.; Pina Amargos, F.; Curtis, M.; Knudsen, S. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Kyphosus cinerascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T46086162A115392824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T46086162A46664684.en. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Kyphosus cinerascens" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Kyphosidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. Sakai, Keiichi (2006). "Taxonomic review of two Indo-Pacific sea chubs, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskal, 1775) and sydneyanus (Gunter,1886)". Ithylogical Research. doi:10.1007/s10228-006-0355-1. S2CID 25419337. Retrieved April 30, 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Clements, K. D.; Choat, J. H. (1997-03-14). "Comparison of herbivory in the closely-related marine fish genera Girella and Kyphosus". Marine Biology. 127 (4): 579–586. doi:10.1007/s002270050048. ISSN 0025-3162. S2CID 84272086.


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